Crime & Safety
San Mateo Man Arrested On Suspicion Of Raping 14-Year-Old Girl
In separate incidents, the man forcibly raped the girl and sodomized her at her residence, according to the sheriff's office.
SAN MATEO, CA — A San Mateo man was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of raping a minor.
Miguel Mendez-Marin, 21, was accused of being in a romantic relationship with a 14-year-old girl. In separate incidents, Mendez-Marin forcibly raped the girl and sodomized her at her Millbrae residence, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.
Detectives began investigating Mendez-Marin in May and arrested him at his San Mateo home on Wednesday. Mendez-Marin was also charged with obstructing/resisting an executive officer after he fought with detectives and caused moderate injuries to one of them, according to the sheriff’s office.
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Mendez-Marin may have victimized other underaged girls, according to the sheriff’s office.
Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective C. Serrano at 650-363-4066 or email cserrano@smcgov.org.
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